Willdan Group (WLDN) Competitors $32.21 -0.49 (-1.50%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.21 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WLDN vs. GDRX, SEZL, DFIN, XMTR, NEO, PHR, QBTS, STGW, PINC, and UPBDShould you be buying Willdan Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Willdan Group include GoodRx (GDRX), Sezzle (SEZL), Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), Xometry (XMTR), NeoGenomics (NEO), Phreesia (PHR), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), Stagwell (STGW), Premier (PINC), and Upbound Group (UPBD). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Willdan Group vs. GoodRx Sezzle Donnelley Financial Solutions Xometry NeoGenomics Phreesia D-Wave Quantum Stagwell Premier Upbound Group Willdan Group (NASDAQ:WLDN) and GoodRx (NASDAQ:GDRX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, WLDN or GDRX? Willdan Group has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GoodRx has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WLDN or GDRX? Willdan Group currently has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.13%. GoodRx has a consensus target price of $8.38, suggesting a potential upside of 74.12%. Given GoodRx's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GoodRx is more favorable than Willdan Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Willdan Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00GoodRx 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Is WLDN or GDRX more profitable? Willdan Group has a net margin of 3.97% compared to GoodRx's net margin of -2.05%. Willdan Group's return on equity of 13.84% beat GoodRx's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Willdan Group3.97% 13.84% 6.89% GoodRx -2.05%5.35%2.51% Does the MarketBeat Community favor WLDN or GDRX? Willdan Group received 206 more outperform votes than GoodRx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.51% of users gave Willdan Group an outperform vote while only 39.56% of users gave GoodRx an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilldan GroupOutperform Votes27866.51% Underperform Votes14033.49% GoodRxOutperform Votes7239.56% Underperform Votes11060.44% Which has better earnings & valuation, WLDN or GDRX? Willdan Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GoodRx. GoodRx is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Willdan Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWilldan Group$510.10M0.89$10.93M$1.6319.76GoodRx$790.39M2.32-$8.87M-$0.03-160.33 Do insiders & institutionals believe in WLDN or GDRX? 72.3% of Willdan Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of GoodRx shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Willdan Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of GoodRx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer WLDN or GDRX? In the previous week, Willdan Group and Willdan Group both had 3 articles in the media. Willdan Group's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat GoodRx's score of 0.25 indicating that Willdan Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Willdan Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive GoodRx 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryWilldan Group beats GoodRx on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Willdan Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WLDN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WLDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWilldan GroupEngineering services IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$454.81M$4.66B$7.80B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A1.10%2.20%3.85%P/E Ratio19.7615.0733.8518.82Price / Sales0.891.5467.5780.74Price / Cash12.6130.1032.3137.47Price / Book2.203.875.424.64Net Income$10.93M$168.37M$187.27M$245.69M7 Day Performance-6.04%0.24%-2.92%-2.63%1 Month Performance-16.92%-2.82%-2.68%-2.37%1 Year Performance55.60%32.03%18.85%13.65% Willdan Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WLDNWilldan Group4.8847 of 5 stars$32.21-1.5%$49.00+52.1%+55.6%$461.88M$510.10M19.761,616Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGDRXGoodRx2.967 of 5 stars$5.04+0.2%$8.38+66.2%-26.5%$1.92B$750.27M-168.00950Positive NewsSEZLSezzle4.0792 of 5 stars$340.16+1.5%$366.00+7.6%+517.9%$1.91B$159.36M36.19540DFINDonnelley Financial Solutions3.5216 of 5 stars$65.78-1.1%$76.33+16.0%-23.5%$1.90B$797.20M20.561,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageXMTRXometry0.9417 of 5 stars$37.45-2.4%$33.33-11.0%+10.9%$1.86B$525.13M-35.67790NEONeoGenomics2.9478 of 5 stars$14.42+3.7%$20.20+40.1%-32.6%$1.85B$591.64M-23.642,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePHRPhreesia4.3976 of 5 stars$29.80-0.7%$31.15+4.5%+12.0%$1.73B$356.30M-20.271,438Insider TradeQBTSD-Wave Quantum0.9664 of 5 stars$6.38-1.9%$6.71+5.2%+299.2%$1.72B$9.42M-15.183Options VolumeGap UpSTGWStagwell3.3452 of 5 stars$6.50-3.7%$8.50+30.8%-7.5%$1.71B$2.71B22.5013,000Analyst UpgradePINCPremier3.0015 of 5 stars$17.77-1.5%$20.50+15.4%-12.6%$1.71B$1.35B-177.682,900UPBDUpbound Group4.3178 of 5 stars$29.45-1.1%$39.17+33.0%-17.3%$1.61B$3.99B20.3112,970Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GoodRx Competitors Sezzle Competitors Donnelley Financial Solutions Competitors Xometry Competitors NeoGenomics Competitors Phreesia Competitors D-Wave Quantum Competitors Stagwell Competitors Premier Competitors Upbound Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WLDN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Takes Aim at Social SecurityElon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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